Understanding Wood Finishing: How to Select and Apply the Right Finish - Hardcover

Flexner, Bob

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0762106212 ISBN 13: 9780762106219

Publisher: Readers Digest, 2005

Synopsis

Taking the mystery out of wood finishing, this completely updated second edition includes the latest technical updates on materials and techniques—from spray guns to French polishing—with detailed step-by-step instructions and explanations. The most practical, comprehensive book on finishing ever published, this guide offers advice for troubleshooting, distinguishing different products, and suggestions for creating beautiful finishes.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Take the Mystery out of Wood Finishing

For more than 18 years, Bob Flexner has been inspiring woodworkers with his writings and teachings on wood finishing. Now, from this best-selling author comes the long-awaited and completely updated second edition of Understanding Wood Finishing—the most practical, comprehensive book on finishing ever published.

The first edition of Understanding Wood Finishing has sold hundreds of thousands of copies and is widely regarded as the bible of wood finishing. "We use Understanding Wood Finishing as the textbook for our students training to go into the furniture industry," says David Miles, wood technology professor at Pittsburg State University. "It's the best written, most accurate, and most thorough wood finishing book in print—by far."

Inside you will find:

• The latest technical updates on materials and techniques—from spray guns to French polishing
• Detailed instructions and explanations that take the mystery out of the science
• More than 300 color photos that help you distinguish between products, make decisions, and solve problems
• More than 40 must-have reference tables and troubleshooting guides

With its clear writing and engaging style, this is "without a doubt the best researched, most authoritative, and easy-to-follow book on the subject," notes Steve Shanesy, Popular Woodworking magazine editor.

As professional finishers know and as amateurs will surely realize, "finishing is easy once you know what you are doing," says Frank Klausz, a professional cabinetmaker. "Understanding Wood Finishing makes the science of finishing understandable."

About the Author:

Bob Flexner has written more than 300 articles on wood finishing, made two award-winning videos on repairing and refinishing furniture, hosted The Furniture Workshop—his own call-in radio show, and taught several hundred workshops and seminars. Before beginning his writing and teaching career, he spent 20 years running a woodworking and restoration shop. He lives in Norman, Oklahoma.

About this edition

• Publisher: Readers Digest
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0762106212
• ISBN 13: 9780762106219
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 320